Bengal Legislative Council
Bengal Legislative Council বঙ্গীয় আইন পরিষদ | |
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| Type | |
| Type | |
| History | |
| Founded | 1861 |
| Disbanded | 1947 |
| Succeeded by | East Bengal Legislative Assembly West Bengal Legislative Assembly |
| Meeting place | |
| Calcutta Town Hall (1919 to 1931), Calcutta, Bengal Presidency | |
The Bengal Legislative Council (Bengali: বঙ্গীয় আইন পরিষদ) was the legislative council of Bengal Presidency. It was the legislature of the Bengal Presidency during the late 19th and early 20th centuries. After reforms were adopted in 1937, it served as the upper house of the Bengali legislature until the partition of India.